Open Wound

[Faith in Him]

Anyone have a open wound after radiation?Mine is a long, long story. I had rads up front and then hypertermia rads for a recurrence. I had breakdown of the skin in several chest wall areas. Two stubborn wounds were left. Onc. recommends going to the wound nurse who cuts the two wounds into one. Now I have a 6 cm by 3 cm open wound on my chest wall. Rad onc see this and totally freaks out. He writes letter to my surgeon explaining this is not how to treat rad. wounds. Wound nurse is told not to debris any more on chest wall. Well that was way over seven months ago and at last measurement wound was 7 x 4 cm. Now wound has a staph infection even though I change dressings every day and use a special cream on it. I didn't want to post this for the longest time because I know others are dealing with so much more. But, I am beyond frustrated with this issue. Any thoughts would be appreciated. On a positive note, I no longer have a cancer rash anywhere that can be seen. Xeloda has been good to me.